Fatal Fun

I mean, hot air balloon ride, not die in a horrible disaster, of course.
Posted by: Gem

Whew! I was worried there for a minute.

Awful for those folks - fun turned horror.

Many years ago, a fellow took off in a balloon from our farm. I was in the ground crew following by car. Going up is cool. Being up there, sailing with the wind, must be beautiful. Coming down.... he managed to get the balloon to clear the power lines before landing crashing in a random cow pasture.

I don't even like rollerblades, because (as I learned the hard way), they have no brakes. I'll pass on balloon rides, thanks, even without getting burned up in mid-air.